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Treatment of Phimosis

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Cost for treatment

Diagnostic tests for phimosis in children
1810
Treatment of phimosis with circumcision
6688
General therapeutic rehabilitation
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University Hospital Bonn
University Hospital Bonn
Overall rating9.2 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top ten medical facilities in Germany! The hospital was opened on January 1, 2001, although in fact it inherits the medical facility, which operated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn. The hospital in Germany combin
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According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Muenster ranks among the top German hospitals! The hospital belongs to the most prestigious medical institutions in Germany. The hospital is distinguished by a high professionalism of its doctors, state-of-the-art technological equipment and the availability of the most ad
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According to the reputable Focus magazine, the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden ranks among the top five German hospitals! The hospital is the benchmark for modern high-quality medicine. Positioning itself as a maximum care medical facility, the hospital represents all medical fields. There are 26 specialized depart
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University Hospital Essen
University Hospital Essen
Overall rating9.6 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals! With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 e
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The University Hospital Giessen UKGM positions itself as an ultramodern medical facility with outstanding quality of medical care. The hospital presents almost all areas of medicine, ranging from ophthalmology to traumatology and dentistry. The priorities of the hospital’s activities include surgery, neurosurgery, oncology
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The University Hospital Saarland Homburg is the largest hospital in the city of Homburg and the most important medical facility in the region. The hospital, which currently has 30 specialized departments and 20 institutes, was founded in 1947 and operates on the basis of Saarland University. The hospital plays a leading role in
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According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal ranks among the top medical facilities in Germany! The hospital rightfully enjoys the status of the maximum care medical facility and provides its high-quality services in all modern fields of medicine. The hospital operates on the basis of the
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Marien Hospital Marl
Marien Hospital Marl
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The Marien Hospital Marl is a modern medical facility that provides each patient with high-quality and personalized medical care at the European level. Plans for the construction of the hospital appeared back in 1922, but because of the crises and World War II, they were not fated to be realized at that time. The construction of
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The University Hospital Oldenburg is a multidisciplinary medical complex offering top-notch services of the European standard. The hospital has 20 specialized departments, 15 highly specialized centers, and more than 10 institutes. The hospital provides services in almost all areas of modern medicine: general and abdominal surge
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The Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin enjoys a reputation as one of the leading medical facilities in Germany, where patients receive top-class medical care corresponding to the high standards of European university medicine. The medical center is an academic hospital of the Charite University Hospital Berlin – the largest and th
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The Catholic Clinic Koblenz-Montabaur is a modern medical facility with an excellent reputation in Germany and abroad. The medical center is an academic clinic of the University Hospital Mainz, which gives patients the opportunity to take advantage of scientific advances and innovative treatments. The clinic has the widest possi
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According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Hospital Bogenhausen Munich ranks among the ten best medical centers in Bavaria and among the top 50 medical facilities in Germany! The medical facility is the Academic Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. The modern hospital with the highest level of services annuall
The Asklepios Hospital Barmbek Hamburg is an academic hospital of the University of Hamburg. The hospital was opened in 2005, and today it is one of the best and most modern medical centers in Europe. The priority areas of specialization of the medical facility are emergency medical care and comprehensive treatment of cancer, ur
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The Primus Super Speciality Hospital New Delhi is a modern medical facility, which is distinguished by extremely high quality and standards of medical service. The hospital is located in the heart of New Delhi, in the capital of India. During its design and construction, the most advanced medical technologies from around the wor
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the Prosper Hospital Recklinghausen ranks among the top medical facilities in North Rhine-Westphalia! The hospital enjoys the status of a modern medical complex with the highest standards of care and a long history of more than 175 years. The health facility is an academic hospital of
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Leverkusen Clinic
Leverkusen Clinic
Overall rating10 / 10
The Leverkusen Clinic is a progressive provider of high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic services in Germany. The medical facility is an Academic Hospital of the University of Cologne, and also maintains close cooperation with the Rhine Research Center. The medical facility houses 12 specialized departments, as well as numerou
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About the disease

Phimosis is a condition, whereby the tight ring of scarred tissue forms around the head of penis, also known as glans. Normally, the skin over the penis is loose and it can slide over the head of penis covering and uncovering it. In phimosis the foreskin is not loose, therefore it can not move. The head of penis, also known as glans, is covered by the foreskin and can not be seen by moving the foreskin as the scar tissue formed around it.

Overall, the severity of phimosis depends whether the foreskin can retract the glans, head of the penis, or not. In mild cases, the foreskin is half retractable, in severe cases - the head of penis is completely closed, as the foreskin cannot retract.

According to AboutKidsHealth.ca, around 10% of newborn boys are born with phimosis. Even more boys are born with partial cases of phimosis. Normally, this condition resolves on its own by the time a boy reaches 16 years of age. By that time he is supposed to be able to freely retract the head of penis. Nonetheless, there is a small percentage of boys for whom this condition does not resolve on its own.

If a boy is born with phimosis, it is considered natural. During prenatal development the glans can become attached to the foreskin. By the age of 3, the head of the penis needs to be able to retract normally, at least partially.

In some cases boys develop phimosis already after they reached puberty. Then this is not natural. Acquired phimosis can develop due to poor hygiene habits or constant swelling of the foreskin.      

Symptoms

  • Inability to retract the head of penis from the foreskin normally
  • The foreskin is not movable
  • The foreskin created tight ring around the head of penis
  • Swelling of the foreskin
  • Pain during erection
  • Foreskin pain and discomfort in some cases
  • Difficulty urinating freely

Diagnosis

  • During a general examination a doctor will examine the testicles of a boy and will determine if the foreskin of a penis is tractable. He will also examine the penis and determine if it develops and functions normally. In teenagers a doctor will also ask about erection and whether there is a problem when urinating. Usually, simple general examination is enough to diagnose phimosis.

Treatment

  • Conservative treatment uses topical steroids, which need to be applied to the foreskin for 4 to 6 weeks to make it tractable.
  • Circumcision is used to remove the foreskin, which creates the tight ring around the penis. In future, a boy will need to take care of the head of penis to avoid infection or bleeding.

Authors: Dr. Nadezhda IvanisovaDr. Farrukh Ahmed